Sri Lanka, May 28 -- An albino buffalo that went viral for its striking resemblance to President Donald Trump was spared from slaughter at the annual Islamic feast of sacrifice on Wednesday - and rehomed in a zoo.
The buffalo, which jokingly earned the name "Donald Trump" after its fetching coiffed blonde combover went viral, was slated to be killed during Eid al-Adha this week.
The animal's owner, 38-year-old Zia Uddin Mridha, sold it before it became a certified tourist attraction weeks before Eid.
Federal authorities in Bangladesh intervened at the eleventh hour, saving the buffalo from certain death.
Now, the 4-year-old bovine is off to greener pastures in the country's national zoo.
While albino buffaloes are remarkably rare in...